THE MANUKAU.
I ought to have gone down the mine this morning to have seen if it is true as said, that a splendid show of gold is actually in the faces, as I bad heard rumoured. I have to thank Mr. Jones for this report, which-is that gold showed freely iri 'both ends of the mine, so far as worked, which is no mean distance, being 200 feet, showing gold freely from end to end. The reef towards the south is about 10 feet thick, towards the north it is about 4 feet, and gold. showing, in the face. Mrs. Macdonald and a party of ladies visited the mine this morning, and were shown its golden wonders. The mine is as dry as a summer road, and splendidly ventilated. ; I saw a stone from it this morning, Weighing 41b lOoz, which, at a rough estimate, I valued at £40. This stone will be tested by Mr. Severn as to its actual value. The stone itself appeared to have been broken, off a part of a vein of equal richness to itself. The battery plates, from the general stuff looks well, take it all in all. There cannot be many such mines as the Mahukau, in the world.
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Thames Star, Volume IIII, Issue 1731, 21 July 1874, Page 2
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208THE MANUKAU. Thames Star, Volume IIII, Issue 1731, 21 July 1874, Page 2
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